Product Review: JIGster
As I often mention in these pages I am a hopeless gadget queen. If it’s new, bright and shiny I gotta get my hands on it because I’m always on the hunt for cool tools that make the lives of us creative (and not-so-creative) types much easier.
The swell folks at Envelopments sent me their new tool called JIGster. A jig, for those of you not familiar with the term, is a guide to help with exact placement of objects. In the case of the JIGster it helps invitation designers (that’s you!) perfectly align layers of paper/cardstock for each and every invitation you create.
I adore this tool. Seriously, this is on my top 10 list of all-time favorite craft tools. I create several hundred (thousands? yeah, probably) of layered invites, programs, menus, and other papery goodness every year so I can say with some authority how much trying to get uniform alignment really sucks. The JIGster made a recent project a total no-brainer and cut down production time significantly. My crafting minutes are very limited these days so that in and of itself made the tool totally rock in my book.
The JIGster allows you to create standard border widths (the amount of area showing between the edges of the layers) of 1/8”, 1/4”, 3/8” , 1/2”, 3/4”, and 1”. The unit itself is pretty compact, about 12″ x 12″, making it easy to store in your craft space. It’s made of heavy plastic, is easy to use, and will last forever.
The price for this baby is $69.95. In my estimation it’s well-worth the price for the quality, ease of use, and functionality. Buy here.
Check out a video of the JIGster in action.
{Disclaimer: Per FTC guidelines, it is my duty to mention that Envelopments sent me this product for review without charge. No money was exchanged for this review and the content of the review reflects my personal and honest opinion about the merits of the product.}
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That’s a pretty awesome product!
That’s a pretty awesome product!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge of this product! Very cool tool for us DIY’ers!
-Lea McIntosh @ OmniBride
Thanks for sharing your knowledge of this product! Very cool tool for us DIY’ers!
-Lea McIntosh @ OmniBride
I love this. I am going to look into this purchase.
I love this. I am going to look into this purchase.
I think $70 plus tax and s/h is kinda steep for this tool…I think it would be fairly simple to construct out of materials that you could find at a hardware store…I’m going to give it a whirl…
I think $70 plus tax and s/h is kinda steep for this tool…I think it would be fairly simple to construct out of materials that you could find at a hardware store…I’m going to give it a whirl…
What type of tape/glue dispenser was that? I have small scrapbooking tape dispensers (like the white-out kind), but that looked pretty heavy duty.
What type of tape/glue dispenser was that? I have small scrapbooking tape dispensers (like the white-out kind), but that looked pretty heavy duty.
Does anyone know of something similar or a tool that would do the same thing? $70 is a bit much for something like this.
Does anyone know of something similar or a tool that would do the same thing? $70 is a bit much for something like this.